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Introduction to Huawei’s AI Ecosystem

  • Overview of Ascend AI hardware, including the 310, 910, and 910B chips.
  • Insights into MindSpore, CANN, and associated supporting tools.
  • Understanding the AI development workflow, from training to deployment.

Understanding the CANN Toolkit

  • Defining CANN and highlighting its significance.
  • Overview of core components, including ATC, AscendCL, and operator libraries.
  • The critical role of CANN within AI inference pipelines.

Getting Started with MindSpore and CANN

  • Environment setup involving MindSpore, CANN, and Python.
  • Training a basic model using MindSpore.
  • Exporting and converting models via the ATC tool.

Running Inference on Ascend Devices

  • Utilizing OM models with AscendCL or Python APIs.
  • Performing basic input and output preprocessing.
  • Validating model outputs for accuracy.

Working with Other Frameworks

  • Overview of support for TensorFlow, PyTorch, and ONNX.
  • Supported operators and known limitations.
  • Demonstration of simple model conversion (e.g., from ONNX to OM format).

Exploring the CANN and MindSpore Developer Ecosystem

  • Key resources, including documentation, GitHub repositories, and sample code.
  • Overview of MindSpore Hub and the model zoo.
  • Information on community forums, events, and support channels.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A fundamental understanding of machine learning and deep learning principles.
  • Basic programming proficiency in Python.
  • No prior exposure to CANN or Ascend hardware is necessary.

Target Audience

  • Machine learning developers interested in exploring model deployment workflows.
  • Students and researchers new to Huawei’s AI ecosystem.
  • AI framework contributors and enthusiasts interested in model acceleration techniques.
 7 Hours

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